DeAlto DOCa Rioja 2022 (screwcap)
Regular price £12.80Garnet colour. Aromas of beeswax, cedar, blackberries and gherkins with a silky, dry-yet-fruity medium body and a pencil shaving, apple skin, and sour cherry nuanced finish with plump, chewy tannins. A very good table wine.
Country: Spain
Region: Rioja
Grapes: Tempranillo
ABV: 13%
Waterkloof Cape Coral Mourvedre Rosé 2022
Regular price £14.95A fine pale-coloured rosé with delicate aromas of pomegranates and raspberry and a distinctive flintiness. There’s finesse and elegance on the palate with flavours of soft red fruits, a gentle silky texture and a lingering fresh acidity on the finish.
If you ask someone what is their favourite wine, most would mention a red or a white. Very few would give a rosé. But, (for us) South Africa has taken the 'common' rosé and turned it into an art form.
Such a delicate and perfumed rosé. Take a bit of sophisticated Provence rosé, give it a little hint of international dynamic, a little bit of relaxed "take me as I am" S'African personality and the result is this deliciously drinkable rosé from Stellenbosch.
Country: South Africa
Region: Schapenberg, Stellenbosch
Grapes: Mourvedre
ABV: 13%
Biodynamic and Organic
Winemaker Nadia Barnard:
In October 2022 Penny had the great pleasure of visiting Waterkloof Estate on the slopes of the Schapenberg, Stellenbosch with a few colleagues from the UK wine trade. They spent the good part of two days being driven around this beautiful, sustainably managed piece of land by winemaker, Nadia Barnard. All of the vineyards on the estate are farmed following organic and biological principles. Here at Cellar Door Wines we've always been huge fans of Waterkloof wines. It is always lovely to taste Nadia's wines in Saint Albans, but to be able to do so at Waterkloof, with the woman herself, was extra special. Tasting wine at the place of its birth explains the why and the how of its individuality. The people behind the vineyard and winery are also key components in the equation. The Cape and Waterkloof has such diversity of wine style with a great price quality ratio.
Sileni Cellar Selection Sauvignon Blanc 2022
Regular price £14.95Vibrant with ripe, tropical and gooseberry fruit flavours with a zingy finish and impeccable balance.
A great aperitif or seafood wine, made for drinking young.
Country: New Zealand
Region: Marlborough
ABV: 12%
Grapes: 85% Sauvignon Blanc, 15% Semillon
Food Match: Mussels, garlic prawns
Sileni Estates: The winery is named after the Sileni who featured in Roman mythology alongside Bacchus, the God of Wine. They celebrated good wine, good food and good company. The vineyards and winery are based near Hastings, Hawke’s Bay the oldest wine region in New Zealand.
Marques de Lares Cava Brut NV
Regular price £11.50Green apple aromas with a refreshing, lemony cream finish. Great value traditional method Cava. Perfect aperitif or party wine.
Country: Spain
Region: Extremadura
Grapes: Parellada, Macabao
ABV: 11.5%
Adega de Penalva Branco DOC Dão
Regular price £10.95Aromatic on the nose, dry, fresh, clean and fruity white blend. Great value for money!
Country: Portugal
Region: Dão
Grapes: Encruzado, Cerceal, and Malvasia
ABV: 12.5%
Santa Macarena Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021
Regular price £13.95Only 5km from the coast, this cool climate vineyard produces fantastic Pinot Noir.
This wine is bright, aromatic and fresh with subtle oak playing a supporting role. The emphasis on the delicious red fruit flavours, drinkability and enjoyment. A seriously cool Pinot.
Country: Chile
Region: Aconcagua Valley
ABV: 14%
Grapes: Pinot Noir
Terre Avare Puglia Primitivo 2020
Regular price £10.95This is a big and powerful red wine, very dark red in colour. The nose has plenty of dark fruit aromas, plums, black cherries, chocolate, dried fruit and slight herbaceous notes. The palate is full, dense and rich with intense and sweet, ripe fruit. The finish is has a touch of residual sugar, giving some natural sweetness, and is full, rich and lingering.
Country: Italy
Region: Puglia
ABV: 13.5 %
Grape: Primitivo
Alasia Gavi
Regular price £13.25Appealing aromas of citrus and white flower with a touch of white spice. The palate has orchard and stone fruit characters and a gently rounded, lightly nutty texture. Refreshing acidity balances underlying minerality.
Country: Italy
Region: Piemonte
ABV: 12%
Grape: Cortese 100%
This wonderful Piedmont wine is a fresh yet complex Gavi, made with established and old vine fruit. Made by winemaker Claudio Manera, the grapes are hand-picked, pressed and undergo temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel. The wine then remains on its lees for 3 months.
Zensa Fiano
Regular price £12.95A wonderful example of the Fiano grape. Close your eyes and you could be in Southern Italy! (almost).
Straw yellow in colour, with an elegant floral aroma of mango, peaches and sage. On the palate is crisp and refreshing, with tropical notes and exotic fruit. The finish is incredibly well balanced, long and persistent.
Country: Italy
Region: Puglia
ABV: 12.5 %
Grape: 100% Fiano
Zensa Nero d'Avola Appassimento
Regular price £12.95Completely untainted example of Nero D'Avola - just as nature intended!
The wine has a deep purple-red colour & intense aromas of blackberries & blueberries. The palate is soft & silky, bursting with spicy flavours of black pepper, dark chocolate, wild berries & vanilla. The tannins are elegant yet persistent. The finish is long & lingering and offers a burst of wild cherries at the end.
Country: Italy
Region: Sicily
ABV: 13.5 %
Grape: Nero D'Avola
Fun Fact: Zensa in Italian means “without” referring to the absence of any chemicals or pesticides in the winemaking process.
One Chain Googly Chardonnay
Regular price £11.75A lovely Australian Chardy that benefits from more of the tropical fruit flavours of the grape, so often overpowered by oak in other wines.
Soft peach aromas, lovely ripe melon and apple characters, all mingling with touches of pear and honey. Bright, zingy and well balanced with gentle acidity and a smooth, tropical fruit finish.
Country: Australia
Region: South East Australia
ABV: 13%
Grapes: 100% Chardonnay
The Googly is the creation of the cricket fanatics at One Chain Vineyard (a chain being the old imperial measurement for 22 yards – the length of a cricket pitch). Luckily you don't have to be a cricket connoisseur to appreciate the quality of their wines!
Allumea Organic Grillo Chardonnay
Regular price £10.95Straw yellow in colour with an elegant bouquet, reminiscent of pineapples and lemons. The palate shows hints of tropical fruit with a beautifully crisp acidity and a persistent finish. Only the best, handpicked, organically grown grapes are used to make this wine!
Country: Italy
Region: Sicily
Grapes: Grillo, Chardonnay
ABV: 12%
Cabaret Frank No2 'The Aviary'
Regular price £11.95Meet Cabaret Frank & his Fabulous Facial Furniture! A 'proper' wine that, for the money, is generous on all fronts.
Made predominantly from Old Vine Cabernet Franc, the balance of Cabernet Sauvignon brings out even more of the finesse to this wine. Full, rich and dark with cherry fruits and a smoky twist.
Country: USA
Region: Lodi, California
ABV: 14%
Grapes: 85% Cabernet Franc 15% Cabernet Sauvignon
In The Vineyard: The Cabernet Franc grapes are harvested from 'old vines' (35 years) sourced from the world's largest grower of this varietal, which is located in Lodi, Central California
Zensa Rosé
Regular price £12.95Guaranteed summer drinking pleasure! Redcurrant, strawberry and raspberry notes with a hint of sweetness on the finish. Seriously lovely stuff!
Country: Italy
Region: Puglia
ABV: 12 %
Grapes: Primitivo, Negroamaro
Zagare Vermentino 2022
Regular price £10.50Delicate stone fruit aromas with zesty lemon and floral notes. The palate has bright citrus peel and peach characters, an appealing texture and minerality, fresh acidity and a gently savoury finish.
Country: Italy
Region: Sicily
Grapes: Vermentino
ABV: 12.5%
Food match
Delicious with fish and seafood, and simple pasta dishes.
Los Espinos Merlot 2021
Regular price £10.95Chilean Merlot has become a byword for value and quality. This cracking example is the perfect easy-drinking example.
This is simply an outstanding wine for the money. Soft, super-juicy, ripe, plummy fruit and a long flavoured finish with spicy flavours of plum and cherries.
Country: Chile
Region: Central Valley
ABV: 13%
Grapes: Merlot
This easy drinking wine comes from Chile's renowned Valle Central region, where long, hot days are followed by cool nights. This temperature difference ensures the grapes ripen slowly, so they develop maximum flavour
Tesoro de los Andes Malbec Bonarda
Regular price £11.25Argentina's famous Malbec, blended with the lesser known Bonarda grape variety, giving this wine a delightful twist of individuality compared to other Malbec wines.
Dark, damson and savoury overtones on the palate with a smoothly rounded finish – a delightful expression of a huge, brambly Malbec
Country: Argentina
Region: Mendoza
ABV: 13.5%
Grapes: 60% Malbec 40% Bonarda
Malbec needs no introduction, and has become as closely associated with Argentinian wine as Pepperoni is to Pizza! - well in my mind (and stomach) it is……! Bonarda on the other hand is a lesser known ‘ingredient’ of Argentina’s wines. More often thought of as a grape variety originating in the Piemonte region of Italy, however arguments abound about whether this grape variety in Argentina is actually the same as the Italian one. Who cares, unless you are studying for a doctorate in Ampelography (the study of grape vine identification). All we care about is that it makes delicious wines and when combined with Malbec it offers a uniquely Argentine experience.
Extreme Vineyards Bonfire Hill Red 2021
Regular price £14.95Extreme Vineyards Bonfire - sounds like the catchline to a terror movie..but don't worry, this wine is fantastic!
An intriguing, inviting blend of red summer fruits, spring fynbos flowers, Indian spice and just a hint of toasty oak on the nose. The palate is surprisingly decadent, rich, with almost creamy tannins. You’ll find raspberries, blackberries, ripe plum and a hint of pepper, spice and leather on the palate.
Country: South Africa
Region: Elgin, Swartland, Overberg
ABV: 13.5%
Grapes: Syrah, Grenache, Pinotage, Touriga National
Trastullo Organic Primitivo 2022
Regular price £14.45New to our 'Favourites' section, this silky smooth, ripe and rich Puglian beauty will not disappoint!
Country: Italy
Region: Puglia
Grapes: Primitivo
ABV: 13.5%
ORGANIC
Grüner Veltliner Funkstille 2023
Regular price £12.95Inviting creamy nose with aromas of orange zest, fresh meadows and apples. Lively palate with flavours of citrus and quince. An incredibly charming and funky wine.
Country: Austria
Region: Niederosterreich
Grapes: Gruner Veltliner
ABV: 12.5%
Nieto Malbec 2020 (Screwcap)
Regular price £13.75A deep dense blockbuster from 40+ year old vines.
This Malbec is possibly even juicier, fresher and tastier still!. Bright on the nose with ripe blackberry plum fruit and sweet spice. The palate is silky and warming with more black fruit and cherries. The wine is vibrant with an alluring blend of fruit along with clove, pepper and cinnamon spice finished off with well-structured integrated tannins. A great wine with structure balance and elegance.
Country: Argentina
Region: Mendoza
ABV: 14%
Grapes: Malbec
Monte Schiavo Verdicchio Classico Organic 2022
Regular price £11.95Fresh citrus and peachy aromas with hints of passion fruit. The palate has abundant pineapple and tropical fruit characters, balanced by zesty acidity and a ripe yet crisp finish. We love this wine!
Country: Italy
Region: Marche
Grapes: Verdicchio
ABV: 12.5%
Organic, Vegan, Vegetarian
Food Match: Shell fish, white fish and goat's cheese salads
Jaffelin Pinot Noir Vin De France 2021
Regular price £13.95This wine represents phenomenally good value for money! Soft, red berry fruit and silky tannins, very moreish.
Country: France
Region: Côte Chalonnaise, Burgundy
Grapes: Pinot Noir
ABV: 12.5%
Adega de Penalva Dão Rosé
Regular price £10.95Crisp, clean and super refreshing Portuguese Rosé!
Country: Portugal
Region: Dão
Grapes: Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz
ABV: 12.5%
Solara Orange Wine 2022
Regular price £13.95Refreshing like a white wine, with the complexity of red wine. This orange wine is made by leaving the grape skins and seeds in contact with the pressed juice, creating a deep orange-hued finish. The wine ferments naturally without the addition of yeasts, sulphur or any other additions. The different varieties are then blended and before a natural cold stabilisation, and bottled unfiltered and unfined.
Country: Romania
Region: Viile Timisului
Grapes: Feteasca Alba 51%, Sauvignon Blanc 19%, 30% Other
ABV: 12.5%